KANSAS - The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the 2026 All-Conference teams and individual award winners for men's tennis. Student-athletes were selected for all awards by a vote of the KCAC head men's tennis coaches.
Bethel College took home the regular-season conference title with an unblemished 12-0 mark in KCAC play. The Threshers were able to eclipse the University of Saint Mary, which finished second in the regular-season standings at 11-1. Bethel also took home the KCAC Men's Tennis Championship tournament title.
Bethel men's head coach Gabe Johnson was named the 2026 KCAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year by his peers.
Arthur Nardy of McPherson College took home two individual awards, as he was named the KCAC Men's Tennis Player of the Year as well as the KCAC Men's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Bruno Barrientos, also of McPherson College, and Axel Scott of Avila University, were named KCAC Men's Tennis Co-Freshmen of the Year. Roman Gonzales-Leeks of Oklahoma Wesleyan University took home the KCAC Men's Tennis Newcomer of the Year honor.
Paul Jittawait of Kansas Wesleyan Univeristy rounded out the list of individual award honorees, being selected for the KCAC Men's Tennis Sportsmanship Award.
Conference tennis coaches selected the following athletes as either first team, second team, or honorable mention All-KCAC:
FIRST TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Arthur Nardy |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Eauze, France |
| Jorge Batista |
Bethel College |
So. |
Maracay, Venezuela |
| Roman Gonzales-Leeks |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Soissons, France |
| Petr Kollar |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
Teplice, Czechia |
| Enzo Ceravalo |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Presidente Prudente, Brazil |
| Theo Braun |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Toulouse, France |
SECOND TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Carlos Grimaldi |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Valencia, Venezuela |
| Billy Haoda |
Bethel College |
So. |
Cairns, Australia |
| Cristobal Fuentes |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Santiago, Chile |
| Angel Gomez |
Evangel University |
Sr. |
San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| Francisco Bravo |
Bethany College |
So. |
Santiago, Chile |
| Nils Dueppe |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Offenbach, Germany |
HONORABLE MENTION TEAM
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Rodrigo Sanchez |
Bethel College |
Sr. |
La Paz, Bolivia |
| Alex Sherer |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Grad. |
Rossville, Kan. |
| Zaidh Zihar |
Bethel College |
So. |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Evan Maritz |
University of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
Pretoria, South Africa |
| Axel Scott |
Avila University |
Fr. |
Antioch, Calif. |
| Brunon Barrientos Molina |
McPherson College |
Fr. |
Terrassa, Spain |
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